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Event Details

Welcome to the Healthy Materials, Ancient Forests, Living Buildings and Declare NZ Tour 2018 - curated by Living Future NZ

Come and hear about: Living Building Challenge developments in NZ, healthy materials showcase, the huge growth of Red List free Declare labels and stories of living forestry.

This event is for clients, designers, engineers and construction professionals and students. General public welcome.

Guest speakers from 5.30pm

James ConnellyVPInternational Living Future Institute Seattle, James leads ILFI’s initiatives for Declare, an innovative ingredients label for building products and the Living Product Challenge, which asks us to re-imagine the product design and manufacturing process as elegantly and efficiently as nature. He's working on creating a hub of living materials production in Pittsburg and growing transparency in our sector. James received a Fulbright fellowship in 2012 to conduct research on green building rating systems in China.

Ken Wu has been working to protect the old growth forsts of British Colombia for over 26 years and is Executive Director of the Ancient Forest Alliance. AFA works to protect the endangered old growth forests to ensure sustainable forestry and jobs. He will talk about the value of old growth forests and timber ecolabels.

Jerome Partington, Chair LFNZ - advocate for green building and regenerative development will MC

The materials trade show is open from 4.30pm - Speakers start at 5.30pm

Welcome from ARA Hosts

Growth of Living Building Challenge Projects

Healthy Materials and Declare - creating a living future for all

Refreshments

Ancient Forest in BC - FSC Story

Virtual + Materials Showcase

Architects NZRAB 25 CPD Points

BIG THANKS to our Tour Sponsors + Supporters - Working with Living Future for a Living Aotearoa NZ

Wednesday, 28 March 2018 from 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm (NZDT)

Organiser

Living Future Aotearoa NZ

Living Future NZ is the local 'not for profit' arm of the International Living Futures Institute, home of the Living Building Challenge and Declare 'Red List Free' eco-lable and transformational change. Our aim is to educate and advocate to work for a healthy living systems to regenerate our communities and Aotearoa. 'What if every single act of design and construction made the world a living place?'